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Shelby High School

1 Whippet Way, Shelby, OH 44875 · (419) 342-5065 · Richland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Enrollment
454
High
DISTRICT 598 · STATE 565
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
220 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
131
Grade 10
166
Grade 11
59
Grade 12
98
Student demographics
White
43796%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 8%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 17%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3%
Two+
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
20645%
Female
24855%

School pathway

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Shelby Middle School05–08
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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
71.0%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.1pp since 2021
Math
61.6%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.

Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
454
-37 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.3:1
% White
96%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Shelby High School

Set in Shelby, Ohio, Shelby High School is an intimate 9-12 campus, operated by Shelby City. It serves 454 students across grades 9 through 12.

Shelby High School is one of 3 schools operated by Shelby City, a district that instructs 1,794 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shelby High School reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Shelby High School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Roughly 48% of students at Shelby High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shelby High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.5%, the actual is 72.0%, a residual of +1.5 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Richland County put the typical household earns roughly $59,509 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Shelby High School is one of 49 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 18,772 students).

Nearest neighbor: Shelby Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Shelby High School. On composite proficiency, Shelby High School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 68.8%.

Shelby High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 491 students in 2018 compared to 454 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Shelby High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Richland County at a glance

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Population
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students

Quick facts

School name
Shelby High School
District
Shelby City
Address
1 Whippet Way, Shelby, OH 44875
Phone
(419) 342-5065
County
Richland County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
454
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
220 (48%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
391000901629
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Shelby High School
What is the total enrollment at Shelby High School?
Shelby High School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Shelby High School serve?
Shelby High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Shelby High School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Shelby High School.
How diverse is Shelby High School?
Shelby High School reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelby High School?
Shelby High School is overseen by Shelby City in Richland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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